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Embarras Valley Film Festival
November 12-14, 2009
Eastern Illinois University

Eastern Illinois University is hosting its sixth annual Embarras Valley Film Festival on November 12-14. This year we are celebrating Abraham Lincoln with a festival focused on Lincoln, Memory and the Civil War. The festival opens on Thursday, November 12, at 7:00 with a talk by Library of Congress Lincoln Curator, Dr. John Sellers and a screening of *Young Mr. Lincoln*. On Friday, we will begin our day with a screenwriters' workshop led by MGM Vice President Luke Ryan and screenwriter Luke Ryan and and continue with roundtable discussions. Friday will culminate with a screening of *Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge* and a Civil War Music recital. On Saturday we will screen *The General* and *Glory* at our local movie theatre--The Will Rogers and highlight young adult and childrens' progoramming. All events are free and open to the public. Please see our website: www.eiu.edu/~evff for further information or contact Robin Murray at [log in to unmask]


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Subject: SCREEN-L Digest - 8 Oct 2009 to 9 Oct 2009 (#2009-127)

There are 5 messages totalling 266 lines in this issue.

Topics of the day:

  1. query on documentary (2)
  2. Please post--thank you
  3. Dr. Laura Mulvey Announced as Keynote Speaker for Film & History (11/1/09;
     11/11-14/10)
  4. Study Day: �What is New Here? Film, Television and N ew Media'

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Date:    Thu, 8 Oct 2009 10:02:05 -0500
From:    "Larsson, Donald F" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: query on documentary

It's an older text, but Bill Nichols' IDEOLOGY AND THE IMAGE had a useful section on ethnographic film and the context of the book as a whole might be helpful to your student.

Don Larsson
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"Only connect!"   --E.M. Forster

Donald F. Larsson, Professor
English Department, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Mail: 230 Armstrong Hall, Minnesota State University
        Mankato, MN  56001
Office Phone: 507-389-2368
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From: Film and TV Studies Discussion List [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Frank, Michael [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 11:01 PM
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Subject: [SCREEN-L] query on documentary

i have a student who wants to do an extended term paper on "documentary and representation" -- a topic about which i know precious little since all my work is on fiction film . . . i'm wondering if anyone on the list can direct me to some useful introductions to the topic or explorations of it accessible to a general reader



i should point out that my student, although very bright and dedicated, is studying business -- and is taking my cinema class simply to satisfy a requirement -- which means that she has no background in these areas, or even in the conventions of liberal arts inquiry . . . so i'm hoping for something that, while not dumbing down a complex topic, is written so that with effort  beginners can make sense of it



thanks in advance for suggestions



mike

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Date:    Thu, 8 Oct 2009 15:35:57 -0700
From:    Janna Jones <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: query on documentary

I've found Documentary Film: A Very Short Introduction by Patricia  
Aufderdeide to be quite useful and smart.


Janna Jones
Director, Cinema and Visual Culture Studies
Associate Professor, School of Communication
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

On Oct 6, 2009, at 9:01 PM, Frank, Michael wrote:

> i have a student who wants to do an extended term paper on  
> "documentary and representation" -- a topic about which i know  
> precious little since all my work is on fiction film . . . i'm  
> wondering if anyone on the list can direct me to some useful  
> introductions to the topic or explorations of it accessible to a  
> general reader
>
>
>
> i should point out that my student, although very bright and  
> dedicated, is studying business -- and is taking my cinema class  
> simply to satisfy a requirement -- which means that she has no  
> background in these areas, or even in the conventions of liberal  
> arts inquiry . . . so i'm hoping for something that, while not  
> dumbing down a complex topic, is written so that with effort   
> beginners can make sense of it
>
>
>
> thanks in advance for suggestions
>
>
>
> mike
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Date:    Fri, 9 Oct 2009 13:00:49 +0800
From:    Gina Marchetti <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Please post--thank you

 Ref: RF-2009/2010-221
Closing Date: --


 THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

Founded in 1911, The University of Hong Kong is committed to the highest
international standards of excellence in teaching and research, and has been
at the international forefront of academic scholarship for many years. Of a
number of recent indicators of the University's performance, one is its
ranking at 24 among the top 200 universities in the world by the UK's *Times
Higher Education*. The University has a comprehensive range of study
programmes and research disciplines, with 20,000 undergraduate and
postgraduate students from 50 countries, and a complement of 1,200 academic
members of staff, many of whom are internationally renowned.

* Assistant Professor*
*in the School of Humanities (Comparative Literature)*
*(Ref.: RF-2009/2010-221)*

Applications are invited for appointment as Assistant Professor (two posts)
in the School of Humanities (Comparative Literature), tenable from August
2010 or as soon as possible thereafter.  The posts will initially be made on
one-year temporary terms, but with the possibility of renewal.

Applicants should possess a Ph.D. degree in Comparative Literature or a
related field. The department seeks applicants who are strongly committed to
teaching and research in literary, film, and cultural studies in China, Hong
Kong, and China-West contexts. Applicants should be well-versed in literary,
critical and/or postcolonial theory. They should have a good publication
record and preferably experience in teaching courses at the postgraduate as
well as undergraduate levels. Information about the department can be
obtained at http://www.hku.hk/complit.  Enquiries about the post should be
sent to Dr. Gina Marchetti, School of Humanities (email: [log in to unmask]).

A highly competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience
will be offered. Annual leave and medical/dental benefits will be provided.

*Further particulars and application forms* (152/708) can be obtained at
http://www.hku.hk/apptunit/; by *fax* (2540 6735 or 2559 2058); *e-mail* (
[log in to unmask]); *in person* or by *writing *to the Appointments Unit,
Human Resource Section, Registry, Room 1001, Knowles Building, The
University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong  *Applicants should
arrange to have three confidential reference letters (quoting Ref:
RF-2009/2010-221) sent directly by the referees to the Assistant Registrar
(Appointments), Human Resource Section, Registry, The University of Hong
Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong. Review of applications will begin on October
20, 2009, and continue until the posts are filled.  Candidates who are not
contacted within 4 months of their application date may consider their
applications unsuccessful.*
  *The University is an equal opportunity employer and*
*is committed to a No-Smoking Policy*

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Date:    Thu, 8 Oct 2009 22:31:53 -0400
From:    Cynthia Miller <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Dr. Laura Mulvey Announced as Keynote Speaker for Film & History (11/1/09; 11/11-14/10)

Representing Love in Film and Television
2010 Film & History Conference
November 11-14, 2010
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Milwaukee, WI
www.uwosh.edu/filmandhistory
 
The Center for the Study of Film and History is delighted to announce that director and film theorist, Dr. Laura Mulvey, will be appearing as the keynote speaker at our 2010 conference, which will be held November 11-14, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  Dr. Mulvey, professor of film and media studies at Birkbeck College, University of London, is widely known for her influential essay, "Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema" (1975), and is also the author of _Death 24x a Second: Stillness and the Moving Image_ (2006), and _Fetishism and Curiosity_ (1996), along with 
numerous articles.  Her films, co-written and co-directed with Peter Wollen, are recognized for their complex explorations of identity, symbolism, and the female experience.
 
Submissions of papers, panels, and area proposals for the conference are currently being accepted.  Please consult our website: www.uwosh.edu/filmandhistory, or email Director of Communications, Cynthia Miller, at [log in to unmask], for additional information.
 
Conference Overview:
 
The 2010 Film & History conference will look at how love - as psychology, as dramatic principle, as historical agent, as cultural stage, as ethical standard - has been represented in film and television. How has the depiction of love defined a society or a period? Which people - or institutions or ideas or animals - have been promoted as subjects (or objects) of love, and which ones have not? In what ways do we love or not love because of film and television? How has the screen represented the love of country, the love of one's neighbor, the love of God, or the love of family? How has it represented the repudiation or reformulation of love, and what are the historical ramifications?
 
Questions about the nature of love define not just couples or parents and their children but whole communities and nations, shaping their religions, their economic policies, their media programming, their social values, their most powerful fears and ambitions. Love in each era defines the struggles worth enduring and the stories worth telling, from Gone With the Wind and Casablanca to Hamlet and Cleopatra, from The Jazz Singer and The Sound of Music to The Graduate and Boogie Nights, from Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and The Ten Commandments to Easy Rider and The Right Stuff, from The 400 Blows and Life Is Beautiful to Amelie and Muriel's Wedding. This conference will examine the aesthetic representations of love on screen and will assess their historical, cultural, and philosophical implications.
 
Film & History invites those colleagues interested in submitting proposals to consult our list of areas and their chairs. Each area will be comprised of several panels, and full panel submissions, along with those for individual papers, are welcome. 
 

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Date:    Fri, 9 Oct 2009 12:45:51 +0100
From:    "Jancovich Mark Prof (FTV)" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Study Day: =?Windows-1252?Q?=91What?= is New Here? Film, Television and N ew Media'

FTV Study Day: �What is New Here? Film, Television and New Media

On Thursday October 29th, the School of Film and Television Studies at UEA introduce the latest in a series of post-graduate and staff Study Days. Jointly run between postgraduate students and staff, this Study Day follows successful events on television (October 2008) and nostalgia (February 2009). October�s event, organised by Dr Vincent M. Gaine and Dr Keith M. Johnston, will deal with the notion of �convergence culture� and the current debates around how so-called �new� media interact with �old� forms such as film and television.

Many things have been claimed about the latest developments in �new� media. The debate ranges from a perception that new media is a natural, evolutionary step within screen technologies to more pessimistic claims that new media is permanently altering practices in media production, distribution and exhibition. A central tenet of many discussions of new media is the issue of interactivity, and the belief that new media has increased the participatory relationship between viewer and screen. 

Anyone wishing to attend is welcome, particularly those considering applying for postgraduate studies at UEA. The event is free but please contact us if you require any for further details.

The Study Day will run in two sessions: 10am-1pm in Congregation Hall 0.17; and 2-5pm in Arts 3.03. The schedule is as follows: 

10.00 Introduction (MJ)

10.00-11.30am: You say you want a (digital) revolution?	
Moderator: KMJ
Oliver Gruner, Past and Prologue: JFK, DVD and the Historical Archive
Rayna Denison, Bollywood Musicals, DVD and the Repackaging of Genre
Vincent M. Gaine, Crime and Critics in HD

11.30am-12.00am Tea/Coffee break

12.00-1.00pm The Alternative Screens of New Media	
Moderator: MR
Nick Warr, �Seamless transfer�: Portable media players and the emergence of post-cinematic time
Liz Powell, �A New Way to See Our Tragedies�: How Citizen Journalism Contributed to the Process of Vicarious Traumatisation on 9/11

1.00-2.00pm, Lunch break

SESSION 2 (all panels take place in Congregation Hall 0.19 - Main)
(All papers are 20 minutes long)

2.00pm-3.30pm Old and New: Media and Technology       Moderator: VMG
Derek Johnston, �Something In-Between�: Finding a Television Identity
Michael Ahmed, �It�ll Knock Both Your Eyes Out�: Independence, Exploitation or Mainstream, so what is new about 3-D?
Lindsay Steenberg, Blinded by Science? The Autopsy on Television and in the New Media

3.30-4.00pm Tea/Coffee break

4.00-close Plenary followed by roundtable discussion of the day   KMJ
Keith M. Johnston, Innovation or Imitation: Is there anything �new� in new media?

All the best.

mark

Professor Mark Jancovich
Head of School
Film and Television Studies
University of East Anglia
Norwich NR4 7TJ
Tel: 01603 592787

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Eastern Illinois Writing Project Director
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